Hi! Yes, these were marketed as slippers; hence it came with a pouch. The sole is a bit thin.
I tried the beige ones on at BG... it was about 3-4 years ago, so this is an old style. I did not purchase it as the bottom is really thin, as a "slipper" should be. The SA said he really would not recommend it as a daily shoe to walk around in the city.
The pouch was to put your slipper in the pouch for travel/on a plane...that was the idea. I recall the pouch has no zipper or anything, just an envelope flap, so it was not useful (I was thinking I could use it as a clutch or something, but it was not well made like true clutch or handbag).
Super cute lounging shoe though... if you are thinking of that, it's super super cute.
Hope this helps.
ETA: By the way, if you are looking for a true loafer with this similar shape, they exist for sure! The style loafer (real shoe for walking) was out for many seasons before this "slipper" version. The slipper version was only one season as I recall.
If you want this loafer look for real walking


, you can probably find some on resale websites as the look was super popular. I personally like the true loafer version as it has a CC logo on the top. Like this one... very beautiful to me. Just FYI...
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